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Stanley Johnston papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.132
Scope and Content
The Johnston papers document the experiments, developments, and accomplishments of South Haven Experiment Station under the direction of Stanley Johnston. The collection includes correspondence, records of experiments, reports, photographs, slides, postcards, research papers (published and unpublished), and maps. These papers document the development of the Haven peach and the world-wide importance of that development; and the importance of his research with other fruits, especially...
Dates:
1921 - 1980
State of Michigan Board of Agriculture / Michigan State University Board of Trustees records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-1
Scope and Contents
The State Board of Agriculture papers include correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, legal records and newspaper clippings of the first governing body of the state agriculture college. The College Lands series includes correspondence, reports, land descriptions, employment records, financial records, minutes, legal documents, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the management of state lands endowed to the college via the Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862. ...
Dates:
1850 - 2018
Stebbins family papers
Collection
Identifier: 00014
Scope and Contents
A manuscript copy of Stebbins' book A History of Plymouth Church (of Lansing) written in 1893 is included. Stebbins compiled an autobiography entitled Sketches of My Life, which he was completing at his death in 1901. A copy of the text is included, as well as his diaries, account books and newspaper clippings on railroads.Other materials in the papers are those of his children Arthur C. and Bliss Stebbins and Susan...
Dates:
1741 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1821 - 1940
Stephen O. Murray papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 795
Scope and Contents
The Stephen O. Murray papers consist of approximately 36 linear feet of material dating from 1950 to 2019. The collection consists of personal and professional material, including correspondence, scrapbooks, published and unpublished manuscripts, drafts of published reviews and articles, research materials, materials by other authors, personal photographs, and ephemera.Correspondence files may include drafts, notes, clippings, research materials, and photographs. Files with...
Dates:
1950 - 2019
Stephen Torrey Dexter papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.68
Scope and Contents
The Stephen T. Dexter papers consist of originals and reprints of scientific articles written by Stephen Torrey Dexter, former professor of crop science, and his associates and assistants. Of note, is the correspondence from Dexter to the University Archives as well as the "Nutrition of Plants, Animals, and Man". The correspondence provides anecdotal and autobiographical information about the research and how Dexter differentiated between important and unimportant information to send to the...
Dates:
1927 - 1972
Stoddard family papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00011
Scope and Contents
This collections consists of transcripts of two letters written by early residents of Michigan. One letter (1852), written by Caroline Stoddard to her sister concerns the family's trip from New York to Tuscola County, Michigan via Lake Erie. The other letter (1864) was written by Caroline Stoddard's daughter-in-law, Jannette Stoddard, to her sister, commenting on the effect of conscription during the Civil War.The 1864 letter has been transcribed, scanned and placed online at ...
Dates:
1852, 1864
Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-12.3.26
Scope and Content
The records of the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA) comprise 1.33 cubic feet and span the years 1927 to 1997. The records contain copies of the constitution, which was written in 1927 and rewritten in the 1930s and the 1980s. There are also copies of the Secretary’s book from 1927 to 1946 and minutes from the 1950s, 1980s, and 1990s. The collection also includes correspondence, information about conferences, annual reports, and newsletters.
Dates:
1927 - 1997
Susan E. Hoyt papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00346
Scope and Contents
The collection contains nine diaries and three account books documenting farm life by Susan E. Hoyt who resided in McMinnville, Tennessee for many years. The Hoyt family moved from Michigan to Tennesee in the 1870s. Susan moved to Vassal, Michigan in 1925. The collection also contains transcripts of letters by Susan Hoyt and other family members. Correspondents include Susan's mother Clarinda Hoyt, her sister Claribel Hoyt Hart and her husband Lemuel P. Hart, her brother Scott Hoyt, and...
Dates:
1875 - 1932
Susan J. Bandes Papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.468
Content Description
The Susan J. Bandes Papers consist of faculty materials collected during Bandes’ time at Michigan State University. Included are professional papers relating to Bandes’ work as a professor and Director of the Kresge Art Museum, consisting of awards and certificates, publications, lectures, correspondence, and involvement in organizations and committees. The collection also contains materials relating to the Mid-Michigan and East Lansing Modern Projects, as well as correspondence, exhibit and...
Dates:
1946 - 2021
Sylvan H. Wittwer papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.154
Scope and Contents
The collection contains articles written by Sylvan Wittwer including "Effective Management of Human and Physical Resources for International Agricultural Research," "Improving Storage Qualities of Crops by Treatment with Maleic Hydrazide," "Plasticulture," "Protected Cultivation of Horticulture Crops Worldwide," and "The Greenhouse Effect." Also included is a letter from Hubert H. Humphrey thanking Wittwer for his service on the Office of Technology Assessment's advisory panel on basic...
Dates:
1976 - 1995